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Are Wilson Audiophile LP's really coming? Below you can see Acoustic Sounds add from the Stereophile. I would be overjoyed if these records would be made from analog masters but have little hope they will. What do you think?
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Source: Kuzma XL DC/Safir 9/CAR60; Phono: Zanden 1200 Signature; Tuner: Magnum Dynalab MD-108T Signature; Line Stage: Misho Myronov Wooden Pre; Power amp: Lamm 1.2 Reference; Speakers: AlsyVox Botticelli, Avalon Isis; Grounding: Tripoint Troy Elite NG; Cable system: Cardas Clear Beyond; Stands: Finite Elemente Master Reference & Master Reference Heavy Duty; Power strip: Cardas Nautilus; Power filter: P.I Audo: BUSS Depot; Acoustics treatment: Svanå Miljöteknik AB (SMT); -
I have all those Wilson records from back in the day. Are they really expensive now? I can't imagine they were abused by the folks that bought them. Just a note in passing, since I assume the photo of Skynyrd's "Pronounced" has nothing to do with the Wilson records--the best sounding copy I found, among several, including an early SOS labelled pressing and the MoFi re-do, among others, was a later, nondescript MCA reissue. Go figure....(The vinyl quality when that album was released was near the bottom of the figurative oil barrel). -
Source: Kuzma XL DC/Safir 9/CAR60; Phono: Zanden 1200 Signature; Tuner: Magnum Dynalab MD-108T Signature; Line Stage: Misho Myronov Wooden Pre; Power amp: Lamm 1.2 Reference; Speakers: AlsyVox Botticelli, Avalon Isis; Grounding: Tripoint Troy Elite NG; Cable system: Cardas Clear Beyond; Stands: Finite Elemente Master Reference & Master Reference Heavy Duty; Power strip: Cardas Nautilus; Power filter: P.I Audo: BUSS Depot; Acoustics treatment: Svanå Miljöteknik AB (SMT);Comment
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If you want the best sound out of these Wilson albums, Chad is releasing 2 of them on Reel to Reel - 15ips 2 track. $450 each, not much more than the top price for some of the vinyl, and these are about as close to the master tapes as you can get. I'm getting them. Maybe I'll put my vinyl copies for sale and recoup some of the cost of the tapes ;-)
LarryAnalog- VPIClassic3-3DArm,Lyra Skala+MiyajimaZeroMono, 2xAmpex ATR-102,Otari MX5050B2,Merrill Trident Master Tape Pre,Herron VTPH-2A
Dig Rip-Pyramix,IzotopeRX3Adv,Mykerinos,PacMicroModel2
Dig Play-mchNADAC, LampiHorizon, Roon, HQP, Oppo105
Electronics-Doshi Pre,CJ MET1mchPre, Cary2A3monoamps
Speakers-AvantgardeDuosLR,3SolosC,LR,RR
Other-2x512Engineer/Marutani Symmetrical Power, AudioDiskVinylCleaner, Scott Rust Interconnects,
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Yes I know Larry. Perhaps I'll buy these tapes too but when reissues come out I bet prices of original LP's will go down at least a bit. Or not.Source: Kuzma XL DC/Safir 9/CAR60; Phono: Zanden 1200 Signature; Tuner: Magnum Dynalab MD-108T Signature; Line Stage: Misho Myronov Wooden Pre; Power amp: Lamm 1.2 Reference; Speakers: AlsyVox Botticelli, Avalon Isis; Grounding: Tripoint Troy Elite NG; Cable system: Cardas Clear Beyond; Stands: Finite Elemente Master Reference & Master Reference Heavy Duty; Power strip: Cardas Nautilus; Power filter: P.I Audo: BUSS Depot; Acoustics treatment: Svanå Miljöteknik AB (SMT);Comment
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I guess it all comes down to whether Dave is willing to risk playing his delicate tapes more than once. (There's probably only a couple of people who know the shape of these tapes.)
IIRC, Bruce travelled to Provo to do the digital transfer so I don't know how Dave would feel about sending the tapes to someone else. Certainly anyone doing the mastering from the tapes would have to be West Coast based and there's probably only three choices: Michael Bishop, Bernie Grundman or Kevin Gray.
Personally I think a new analog reissue of many of the original releases would be better. Why? I think the sound of some of the originals like Center Stage and Winds of War and Peace are over rated. And yes, I know they are on HP's list. My favorite Wilson Audio recording is still the trio of Razzmatazz recordings. And even the vol 1 varied as there were at least two pressings.
My Las Vegas odds: less than 50:50 they will be analog. But I would love to be wrong.Myles B. Astor, PhD, Administrator
Senior Editor, Positive-Feedback.com
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-Zellaton Plural Evo speakers
-Goldmund Telos 440 and 1000 Nextgen mono amps
-Goldmund Mimesis 37S Nextgen preamplifier
-Doshi EVO and Goldmund PH3.8 phonostage
-VPI Vanquish direct-drive turntable
-VPI 12-inch 3D Fat Boy dual pivot tonearm, VPI 12-inch 3D Fat Boy gimballed and SAT LM-12 arm
-Lyra Atlas SL Lambda, vdh Colibri Master Signature, Mutech Hayabusa,
-Technics RS1506 with Flux Magnetic heads, Doshi V3.0 tape stage (balanced)
-Assorted cables including Skogrand, Kubala-Sosna, Audience FrontRow; Audience FrontRow, Genesis Advanced Technologies , Goldmund and Ensemble Power Cords
-Accessories including Stillpoint Aperture panels, Cathedral Sound panels, Furutech NCF Nano AC receptacles; Silver Circle Tchaik 6 PLC, Symposium ISIS and SRA Craz 3 racks, Audiodharma Cable Cooker, Symposium Ultra and assorted SRA OHIO Class 2.3+ platforms.Comment
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i must have the 'bad' pressing of Razzmatazz b/c it never did much for me (sorry) I like Winds and Center Stage for the sonics but the playing is off, and for a non-musician to notice that..and its not just me but real musicans confirmed what I hear. -
As of a couple of years ago Michael Bishop was in Cleveland, not the West Coast. He did the remastering of the Decca albums that Winston Ma used in our Decca book. I haven't communicated with Michael since before Winston's passing last summer, so they may have moved west. (Unless Cleveland is the west for a New Yorker like Myles :-))
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Speaking of Decca, do any of you own Caravan "In the Land..."? It's on Deram, which became the "prog" imprint of Decca. The Uk pressing is marvelous sounding, and the music, while a bit whimsical, is played with great aplomb. Wilson was a recordist before he became a speaker builder, no? I will have to go back through all the Wilsons I have--they languish on a shelf.
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Source: Kuzma XL DC/Safir 9/CAR60; Phono: Zanden 1200 Signature; Tuner: Magnum Dynalab MD-108T Signature; Line Stage: Misho Myronov Wooden Pre; Power amp: Lamm 1.2 Reference; Speakers: AlsyVox Botticelli, Avalon Isis; Grounding: Tripoint Troy Elite NG; Cable system: Cardas Clear Beyond; Stands: Finite Elemente Master Reference & Master Reference Heavy Duty; Power strip: Cardas Nautilus; Power filter: P.I Audo: BUSS Depot; Acoustics treatment: Svanå Miljöteknik AB (SMT);Comment
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Has anybody listened to Chad's reissues yet?Source: Kuzma XL DC/Safir 9/CAR60; Phono: Zanden 1200 Signature; Tuner: Magnum Dynalab MD-108T Signature; Line Stage: Misho Myronov Wooden Pre; Power amp: Lamm 1.2 Reference; Speakers: AlsyVox Botticelli, Avalon Isis; Grounding: Tripoint Troy Elite NG; Cable system: Cardas Clear Beyond; Stands: Finite Elemente Master Reference & Master Reference Heavy Duty; Power strip: Cardas Nautilus; Power filter: P.I Audo: BUSS Depot; Acoustics treatment: Svanå Miljöteknik AB (SMT);Comment
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Myles B. Astor, PhD, Administrator
Senior Editor, Positive-Feedback.com
________________________________________
-Zellaton Plural Evo speakers
-Goldmund Telos 440 and 1000 Nextgen mono amps
-Goldmund Mimesis 37S Nextgen preamplifier
-Doshi EVO and Goldmund PH3.8 phonostage
-VPI Vanquish direct-drive turntable
-VPI 12-inch 3D Fat Boy dual pivot tonearm, VPI 12-inch 3D Fat Boy gimballed and SAT LM-12 arm
-Lyra Atlas SL Lambda, vdh Colibri Master Signature, Mutech Hayabusa,
-Technics RS1506 with Flux Magnetic heads, Doshi V3.0 tape stage (balanced)
-Assorted cables including Skogrand, Kubala-Sosna, Audience FrontRow; Audience FrontRow, Genesis Advanced Technologies , Goldmund and Ensemble Power Cords
-Accessories including Stillpoint Aperture panels, Cathedral Sound panels, Furutech NCF Nano AC receptacles; Silver Circle Tchaik 6 PLC, Symposium ISIS and SRA Craz 3 racks, Audiodharma Cable Cooker, Symposium Ultra and assorted SRA OHIO Class 2.3+ platforms.Comment
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I ordered all four WA reissues. Will be interesting to compare them to originals...Source: Kuzma XL DC/Safir 9/CAR60; Phono: Zanden 1200 Signature; Tuner: Magnum Dynalab MD-108T Signature; Line Stage: Misho Myronov Wooden Pre; Power amp: Lamm 1.2 Reference; Speakers: AlsyVox Botticelli, Avalon Isis; Grounding: Tripoint Troy Elite NG; Cable system: Cardas Clear Beyond; Stands: Finite Elemente Master Reference & Master Reference Heavy Duty; Power strip: Cardas Nautilus; Power filter: P.I Audo: BUSS Depot; Acoustics treatment: Svanå Miljöteknik AB (SMT);Comment
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They came. For starters I compared Abel/Steinberg Sonatas for violin and piano (W-8722) and although the AP reissue is excellent, the original is better. It generally sounds a bit fresher, clearer, has better dynamic, transients are faster and clearer but the AP has slightly stronger lower registers. I'm not sure if the AP reissue is all analogue but it doesn't sound digital to me...
Source: Kuzma XL DC/Safir 9/CAR60; Phono: Zanden 1200 Signature; Tuner: Magnum Dynalab MD-108T Signature; Line Stage: Misho Myronov Wooden Pre; Power amp: Lamm 1.2 Reference; Speakers: AlsyVox Botticelli, Avalon Isis; Grounding: Tripoint Troy Elite NG; Cable system: Cardas Clear Beyond; Stands: Finite Elemente Master Reference & Master Reference Heavy Duty; Power strip: Cardas Nautilus; Power filter: P.I Audo: BUSS Depot; Acoustics treatment: Svanå Miljöteknik AB (SMT);Comment
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It says all analog on the outer cover and it's an Acoustic Sounds reissue. So it is. For the hell of it, play the album a couple of times and then compare the original with the reissue again. Sometimes I find because the better labels don't dehorn, Lps sound a little better after playing a couple of times.
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